@drazil91 I'm Thinking this would be as easy as connecting the speaker out on your sound card to the "in" port on the TI in the same manner you would have connected a cassette player. The .wav file has already been processed by the sound card back into an audible sound transmission that speakers and the TI in port would be able to comprehend. someone correct me if I'm wrong about this.
Holy Cow! Now this is just awesome. My first computer when I was a kid was the TI-994A. It's amazing how you can get it to talk to a modern PC! Good work!
Whoa this is pretty kickass! I had a TI-99 and I loved the noise it made when the tape recorder sent the data to the TI-99, I believe using the "OLD" command. At the time I didn't know anything about modem transmissions or carrier signals, but now that seems so cool! Even better when you type up a really long program :D Thanks for vid!!
Is this the Frankenstein computer lab? I'd like to know what happens when you use both the beer in the background, and the drill in the foreground with your project! Lol.... cool project though.
Very cool. I actually have a TI in the original box that I got from goodwill for $15.00 - I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it. Love that TI keyboard!
Carrying the audio data from the cassette port straight into the mic jack? Goddamn, that's downright brilliant! No idea how you managed to decode that on the other end, but kudos to you good sir! Should be a fun bit of nostalgia digging through my old cassettes and see some of my first programs ever.
Nice. I used to have a shoebox full of ti 99 4a tapes that had all these cool programs I had written as a kid. My parents lost them, but it would have been great if I were able to get them onto a normal pc if I ever find them.
Hi Ryan, Nice Video! I only know about old computers. I was wondering if you knew of a way that you can just uses a modern day computer like mine (compaq presario) to program in BASIC without using windows at all.
This is most interesting. I used to have hundreds of casette tapes for the TI 99/4A back in the day. It was truly my introduction to computers. So cool to see that it still has interest. How did you figure out how to decode the audio signals used to encode data to the tape?
Imagine some kid in the 80s made viruses in that computer, transferred them into a pc and that's how they spread. Lol
zomg550 4 months ago
nice!
sonick808 1 year ago
Luv it !!! Had a 4A in Oz back in the 80's. My 1st computer.
captaincrash12 1 year ago
Gotta get a TI/99 someday.
justin76pa 1 year ago
Too cool I had a trx 80 ! years ago !
TRTtherocketthing 1 year ago
Very awesome! Getting data back and forth is a chore sometimes to a TI. Great stuff!!!
nathanallan1 1 year ago
you know, not everyone is a sports fan. i HATE athletics.
imalinuxuser 1 year ago
good work
dreamcastII 1 year ago
Is there a way to take the .wav file and import it into the TI? Nice setup.
drazil91 2 years ago
@drazil91 I'm Thinking this would be as easy as connecting the speaker out on your sound card to the "in" port on the TI in the same manner you would have connected a cassette player. The .wav file has already been processed by the sound card back into an audible sound transmission that speakers and the TI in port would be able to comprehend. someone correct me if I'm wrong about this.
WeChallenge 1 year ago
@WeChallenge AWESOME answer, and so simple. Fun to try....thanks
drazil91 1 year ago
ok now i have to do this, please tell me how
RobertC19850209 2 years ago
best computer. one if da best ever. much better then today's clever-clog computers
bopkick5 2 years ago
Holy Cow! Now this is just awesome. My first computer when I was a kid was the TI-994A. It's amazing how you can get it to talk to a modern PC! Good work!
NeoTifasRevenge 2 years ago
WOW, haven't heard that sound in 20+ years! Very trippy!
LanceHall 2 years ago
Whoa this is pretty kickass! I had a TI-99 and I loved the noise it made when the tape recorder sent the data to the TI-99, I believe using the "OLD" command. At the time I didn't know anything about modem transmissions or carrier signals, but now that seems so cool! Even better when you type up a really long program :D Thanks for vid!!
asymptote9x 2 years ago
Is this the Frankenstein computer lab? I'd like to know what happens when you use both the beer in the background, and the drill in the foreground with your project! Lol.... cool project though.
ideahunter 2 years ago
Wow. Pretty cool. There is a pretty cool TI994A emulator which turns your PC into a TI994A. I played Munchman & Parsec on my XP. Nice job!
pat6270 2 years ago
This reminds me of when I Hello World'd some plastic using a lathe.
And of course, good ol' PRESS PLAY ON TAPE
peniosasdasd 2 years ago
lol he says "in their trailer". oh random comments. check out my IBM AT video i have. its from 1987
samsonofdan 2 years ago
WOW! That brought back a TON of memories! Thank you for posting it!
Do you recall and adventure type game that had for it?
Oh, I remeber loading games via the tape... speaker to mic. lol
sj702 3 years ago
jajaj, awesome!, we can now burn those tapes
jor070 3 years ago
Care to publish the source code?
MarkWillsUK 3 years ago 5
Yes please. This is indeed very useful. Care to give more info?
nbensa 3 years ago
This is just plain awesome
TifasRevenge2 3 years ago
Now, for a real trick.... clear the TI memory and load the program FROM your PC!!!! :)
WTRickman 4 years ago
you're on tomgreen . com
aaronemo2007 4 years ago
I have a few of these tapes left over in my basement.
sp00nix 4 years ago
Lang zal de TI leven! ;)
MatriarkTerVel 4 years ago
what does doing this mean?
venomq1 4 years ago
simply brilliant
who needs tapes anymore!?
jokergd 4 years ago
Very cool. I actually have a TI in the original box that I got from goodwill for $15.00 - I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it. Love that TI keyboard!
Quag7 4 years ago
Carrying the audio data from the cassette port straight into the mic jack? Goddamn, that's downright brilliant! No idea how you managed to decode that on the other end, but kudos to you good sir! Should be a fun bit of nostalgia digging through my old cassettes and see some of my first programs ever.
Maybe a round or two of Parsec while I'm at it.
dopedopedopedope 4 years ago
Nice. I used to have a shoebox full of ti 99 4a tapes that had all these cool programs I had written as a kid. My parents lost them, but it would have been great if I were able to get them onto a normal pc if I ever find them.
illDiology 4 years ago
Very cool. What struck me first (comically), is how there is an electric drill at the ready. When all else fails, screw it.
mistertentpole 4 years ago
excellent, I remember doing this back in the day with my fancy Sears brand tape recorder. Now, can you send back the other way to load the programs?
intron1 4 years ago
Like the others this was my first computer also. I can still remember saving to the casette tapes. Thanks for this.
bashbrannigan 4 years ago
IL MIO PRIMO COMPUTER ! ! ! !
My first personal computer
shaolintube 5 years ago
Hi Ryan, Nice Video! I only know about old computers. I was wondering if you knew of a way that you can just uses a modern day computer like mine (compaq presario) to program in BASIC without using windows at all.
Thank You,
mark
markandharley 5 years ago
look for quickbasic, it's freeware now, but you'll need at least DOS for it
jokergd 4 years ago
WAY COOL!!!
jmscomputing 5 years ago
This is most interesting. I used to have hundreds of casette tapes for the TI 99/4A back in the day. It was truly my introduction to computers. So cool to see that it still has interest. How did you figure out how to decode the audio signals used to encode data to the tape?
ideahunter 5 years ago
too dark, can't see!
guyvf 5 years ago
i love you
Cryptfiend0 5 years ago
That is cool!
krb3141 5 years ago
The latest in hi-tech! Nice. Reminds me of my Atari 800XL and TRS 80 days. :)
slworking2 5 years ago